Earlier this week The Publishers Authors Guild released a report that “explores the factors leading to the decline in the writing profession. Alas, this report is based on the flawed...Continue reading
Category: The Authors Guild
The Authors Guild Launches an Amazon/Author Dispute Resolution Channel
The Authors Guild has a well-deserved reputation for being a puppet of legacy publishers. This group has never missed an opportunity to bash Amazon and spread FUD (even though Amazon...Continue reading
Internet Archive Wants You to Turn Your Site Into a Pirate Site
The Open Library is a free web library slash pirate site run by the Internet Archive. It lends ebooks, and can be used by anyone online. A recent update added...Continue reading
Internet Archive Responds to Coverage of Its eBook Piracy With “Good Works” Defense
It has been some two weeks since the SFWA identified the Internet Archive’s decade-old Open Library as a pirate site, and around a month since the UK Society of Authors...Continue reading
SFWA Finally Notices Internet Archive’s Decade Old Open Library, Decides It’s Piracy
I like to stay on top of relevant news and development in the publishing industry, but sometimes I might miss a story and only find out weeks or months later....Continue reading
After Failing to Get Amazon on Antitrust, Douglas Preston Attacks Amazon Anew
Better stretch your hand-wringing muscles, because Douglas Preston is at it again. For about two or three years Douglas Preston has made a public spectacle out of accusing Amazon of...Continue reading
Book Publishers Are Whining About Amazon Giving the Buy Button to the Seller w\ the Lowest Price
Publishers are furious (and The Authors Guild is livid) that the copies of books that publishers had sold off cheap are now getting preferential treatment on Amazon.com. Starting about two...Continue reading
Authors United Declares Victory Over Amazon, Announces “Merger” With The Authors Guild
Remember the book publishing industry’s astro-turfing group Authors United? The group has been keeping a low profile since their last failed attempt to get Amazon investigated for non-existent antitrust violations (August...Continue reading
The Case for Joining The Authors Guild, Or Why I Joined
Over on Teleread David Rothman has responded to my recent post about The Authors Guild’s new membership class with a more positive take on the topic. Amazon has been shafting...Continue reading
The Authors Guild Now Recruiting Writers Before They Know Better Than to Join TAG
After having poisoned its reputation with established writers and retired writers by blatantly serving the interest of corporate publishers for decades, The Authors Guild has found a new way to boost its...Continue reading
New Legislation Would Create a Small Claims Court for Copyright Infringement
Now would be a good time to invest in North Face, because Hell hath frozen over. The Authors Guild is backing a piece of legislation I can actually support: Today...Continue reading
Fair Use Triumphs as US Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Google Book-Scanning Project
The decade-old lawsuit over Google’s effort to scan library books and display snippets in search results came to an end this week. The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to...Continue reading
The Authors Guild and Society of Authors Ask Publishers for Higher eBook Royalties
Earlier this week two author groups sent an open letter to publishers, begging them to increase digital royalties from the standard 25% to 50% of net. What we ask is simple:...Continue reading
The Authors Guild Files Supreme Court Appeal in Google Books Case
The Authors Guild has suffered defeat at every stage of their decade-old legal battle over Google’s book-scanning project, including losing an appeal in October, but that hasn’t stayed their resolve....Continue reading
DoJ Asks Supreme Court to Deny Apple’s Appeal
The US Dept of Justice filed its brief in response to Apple’s Supreme Court appeal last week. Arguing that the July 2013 antitrust ruling that concluded Apple was “a member of a...Continue reading